PAYNESVILLE (WJON News) -- A new microbrewery is coming to the area in 2025. Koronis Brewing Company is targeting an early 2025 opening in Paynesville. The brewery will be right off Highway 55 next door to Flagpole Country. Co-owner Laura Naujokas says they have a dream for what the brewery...

(Josie Anderson had 12 kills and 22 digs and Lauren Schloe had 12 kills and 11 blocks) (Rogers will play STMA in the Section 8-4-A Final Thursday night at Monticello High School) Section 8-3-A Semifinals. ROCORI 3, Tech 0. Alexandria 3, Detroit Lakes 0. (ROCORI will play Alexandria for the...

ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- One of the latest scam attempts in central Minnesota involves the St. Cloud Police Department. The department's front desk has been getting calls from citizens who have been getting phone calls from someone imitating St. Cloud Police officers. The caller demands payment for overdue fines or threatens to issue an arrest warrant.

DECORAH, Iowa – A not guilty plea is entered in an attempted murder case in northeast Iowa. Hunter Thomas Youngblood, 22 of Decorah, is accused of attacking a women he was living with in Freeport. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office says Youngblood, on September 21, choked the woman while saying “I will kill you,” slammed her head on the ground, and chased after the woman’s daughter.

(KNSI) — A St. Cloud man is facing two felony charges after a shooting outside an apartment complex earlier this month. On October 19th, around 1:55 a.m., authorities responded to a report of gunfire outside the building on Rivercrest Drive. A short time later, a man who had been shot several times showed up at CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital. He was severely injured as bone fragments and a bullet was found lodged in his spinal column, leaving him with limited mobility in his right leg.

(KNSI) – A 60-year-old South Haven woman is dead after she hit a deer on Interstate 94 early Sunday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol says Julie Terwey was heading east on 94 just before 5:30 when she hit a deer. Her Ford Escape was stopped in the center lane following the crash and was rear-ended by a 32-year-old man from Becker. He was taken to the hospital. Terwey was pronounced dead at the scene.

The State Patrol says a car than crashed into the motorcycle.

(KNSI) – A Stearns County Sheriff’s canine officer is fully outfitted and ready for patrol. Loki is sporting a brand new ballistic vest thanks to an anonymous donor and Brady’s K9 Fund. The weave is specially designed to allow Loki to wear it for an entire shift if necessary while still providing significant protection against gunfire.

Halloween is just a few days away, but the candy and treats will probably be hanging around for at least a couple of weeks if you have a houseful of kids going trick-or-treating this Thursday. With all the excitement surrounding the Holiday, I want to remind you that although it...

Over the last couple of years, the mall has been losing tenants. We have all noticed it, and many were saying tht the mall is dead. It's not. The issue, after speaking with a few places that have closed, isn't necessarily that they weren't getting the business that they needed to stay open in that location. One reason has been that the rent was too high. Another was that the parent company may be filing bankruptcy, and closing certain store locations. One store that had a financial issue was Rue 21, and now that location has reopened in the Crossroads Mall. And in the same location.

(KNSI) – Albany, Annandale, and ROCORI High Schools all advance Tuesday night in section volleyball playoffs. For two of those teams, we’ll know by Halloween night if area fans will be treated to a Minnesota State High School League state tournament appearance. Albany and ROCORI lost in their respective section championship matches a year ago and will look to learn from that experience.

I was nine years old and, like all fourth-graders, looking forward to a fun night of trick-or-treating with my neighborhood friends. However, a giant snowstorm completely dumped on those plans... by the time it was dark, the snow was nearly up to my shoulders and it was not safe to be running around outdoors.

Minneapolis Police are facing backlash, including from former St. Cloud Chief Blair Anderson, after records showed a man had called 911 dozens of times before he was shot by his neighbor.

(KNSI) — On Thursday, instead of Happy Halloween, it may look more like Merry Halloween as the area could see its first accumulating snowfall since March. The National Weather Service says the region will see widespread rain tonight before it transitions to a rain/snow mix overnight and then turns to all snow Thursday morning. The greatest chance for snow accumulation is for counties along and north of Interstate 94 from about western Stearns County through the far north reaches of the Twin Cities and the I-35 corridor from Chisago County and north past Duluth. Duluth and surrounding areas are under a winter storm watch for up to six inches of snow.

I don't know about you, but I'm a big fan of Food Network. In fact, I learned I can cook decent food by watching Emeril, Sara, Alton, Rachael, Paula, Sandra and Mario among a bunch of others. They taught me to feed myself without living in a drive-through. I also...

(KNSI) – The Stearns County Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Explorer Post notched a second-place result in an event at this year’s Duluth Law Enforcement Conference. Teams were judged in 10 different categories, including arrest and search, burglary, crime scene search, domestic crisis intervention, field first aid, street decisions, traffic crash investigation, traffic stop, job interview, and a catch-all “unknown trouble” scenario.

Two local 6th grade wrestlers claimed national championships over the weekend in the 2024 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals & Boys National Recruiting Showcase held in Des Moines, Iowa. This event is the first major USA Wrestling tournament of the season. There was 3,962 Wrestlers from all 50 states that...

A new Italian restaurant is set to replace the former El Loro Mexican Restaurant location in Sauk Rapids. The restaurant, located at 415 N. Benton Dr., has a new sign posted in its window, sharing the news of the upcoming change. ...

We have been experiencing record temperatures in October, but that might be coming to an end soon, and snow could arrive before Halloween. The high temperature in St. Cloud on Monday, October 28th was 76 degrees; setting a new record. The previous record high was 73 set back in 1912.

Arvig has been awarded a grant from the state of Minnesota’s Border to Border Broadband Program to expand fiber internet access to more than 100 rural homes and businesses in central Minnesota. Arvig will invest its grant award of $708,790 into a 26 route-mile fiber network expansion project to...